Memorial Cup 2014: Daily Results, Updated Bracket, Schedule and More

The biggest prize in junior hockey is up for grabs as the 2014 Memorial Cup began play May 16 and will run through May 25.

Four teams earned their way into the round-robin-style tournament, three of which won their respective league championships (OHL, WHL, QMJHL) and the fourth being the London Knights—who won the right to host the event for the first time since 2005.

The team with the most points after each plays the other advances directly to the championship game, while the second- and third-placed teams play in a semifinal for the right to play in the championship.

Action is already underway in London, Ontario, so let's take a look at where things currently stand in the 2014 Memorial Cup.

After a 48-year drought, the Oil Kings finally broke the so-called Chris Bruton curse. The Oil Kings became the first WHL team to win the Memorial Cup since Bruton dropped the cup after his Spokane Chiefs had won it in 2008.

Not only did the team have to endure two close and tough battles with Va-D'Or, but it also pushed its way beyond the Portland Winterhawks and a tough Storm squad.

Head coach Derek Laxdal continued to lead his team to new heights with this championship. After setting team records for wins in the previous two seasons, and winning its first WHL championship in the modern era, Laxdal has guided the Oil Kings to the pinnacle.

Edmonton Oil Kings 4, Val-d'Or Foreurs 3

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What more could have been expected from a rematch of Tuesday's thrilling double-overtime contest?

Well, the Oil Kings and Foreurs topped that brilliant performance with a triple-overtime spectacle on Friday, making it the longest game in Memorial Cup history, according to a tweet from 2014 MC Memorial Cup:

Tonight's Semi-Final between EDM/VDO is officially the longest game in #MCMemorialCup#history passing OTT/KEL 2005 game that went 95:41

Phil Pietroniro got the Foreurs on the board immediately, scoring within the first two minutes of action on Friday night. Not to be outdone, Mads Eller answered the call, evening the game after nine minutes of play.

The game headed into the second period with the score still tied. However, that wouldn't last long, as Mitch Moroz found the back of the net from the slot on a power play, giving Edmonton its first lead of the game at 2-1.

It appeared as though Edmonton was beginning to run away with this one. Shortly after the goal by Moroz, Edgars Kulda scored after some brilliant passing on the offensive end of the ice.

After two back-and-forth periods of overtime action—and recording the longest game in the history of the Memorial Cup—we entered the third overtime.

This marathon of a contest didn't take long to end once the third overtime began. With players absolutely winded on both sides,Curtis Lazar instantly became the game's hero, netting the puck after just 2:42 elapsed.

Just like that, the game ended, and the Memorial Cup tweeted the final score:

With the adrenaline-packed victory, not only does Edmonton deserve some much-needed rest, but the team will now face the Guelph Storm in Sunday's championship game.

Can Edmonton maintain its momentum, or will the Storm's surging offense be too much to handle?

We'll find out soon enough.

Guelph Storm 7, London Knights 2

The Guelph Storm continued their offensive onslaught Wednesday, assaulting the net in a dominant 7-2 win over the London Knights. In three Memorial Cup games, Scott Walker's team has been unstoppable on the attack, finding the back of the net 18 times.

Winnipeg Jets prospect Scott Kosmachuk was at both ends of this one, scoring two goals in the first period and another in the last on his way to an impressive hat trick. The Detroit Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi added two goals, while Brock McGinn tallied two assists to go with a team-high plus-three. Jason Dickinson added three points (one goal, two assists).

Of course, as the team's Twitter feed noted part-way through the game, it wasn't all offense. Netminder Justin Nichols was equally crucial on the other side of the ice for the OHL champs:

The Storm look unbeatable right now, and after sweeping their way through round robin play, it's clearly going to take something special to knock them off on Sunday.

Val-d'Or Foreurs 4, Edmonton Oil Kings 3

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The Foreurs recovered well from their loss to the Storm, beating the Oil Kings 4-3 in double overtime. Anthony Richard scored the winner a minute and 15 seconds into the second overtime period.

Val-d'Or dug itself into a hole early in the first period, surrendering two goals to Edmonton. Reid Petryk scored the opener at 6:22 and then Curtis Lazar doubled the Oil Kings' lead with a power-play goal nine minutes into the first period.

Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant scored with a little under three minutes to play to halve the deficit at 2-1. Pierre-Maxime Poudrier followed up 9:38 into the second period with an equalizer.

The two teams exchanged goals in the third period. Henrik Samuelsson scored 5:46 into the period to put Edmonton on top 3-2 and then a little over 10 years, Samuel Henley sent the game into OT.

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The Foreurs have their goaltender to thank for the win. Antoine Bibeau turned away 47 of Edmonton's 50 shots to keep his team in the game. Neate Sager of Buzzing the Net highlighted one moment in the third period in which Bibeau stepped up large:

The Toronto Maple Leafs pick made a spectacular poke-check on Brett Pollock late in regulation, maintaining a one-goal margin before captain Samuel Henley tied the game with 4:11 remaining on a play the Oil Kings thought was icing.

It was a great display of money goaltending, especially since Val-d'Or was minus Guillaume Gélinas, the leading defenceman scorer in the QMJHL. Gélinas, who has a contusion just above his left knee, couldn't make it through the pregame warmup.

With the win, Val-d'Or secured a place in the semifinal. It lost out an immediate road to the final by virtue of Monday's 6-3 loss to Guelph. However, getting one step closer to a rematch with the Storm will be good enough for the Foreurs.

Guelph Storm 6, Val-d'Or Foreurs 3

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With another big win, the Storm now lead the Memorial Cup standings, as they've officially punched a ticket to the championship game.

The first period was not kind to the Foreurs, as the Storm scored three goals in the first 20 minutes. One of those goals was assisted by Nick Ebert, the former Mr. Irrelevant pick two years ago. He finished with one assist and tied captain Matt Finn for the highest plus-minus at four.

“There was no looking back for me once the playoffs started,” Ebert told Sunaya Sapurji from Yahoo! Sports. “It’s the most intense hockey and I think when the game is on the line, that’s when I’m at my best. I thrive in moments like this, that’s for sure.”

The Foreurs were able to get on the board with a couple of goals in the second period, but the Storm added another three goals in the period to go up 5-3. Gregg Krupa from the Detroit News pointed out that a couple of Detroit Red Wings prospects were able to get on the board in the second period.

After another goal in the third period, the Storm took the 6-3 win. The scoring was very even, as six different players recorded one goal, while Finn, Brock McGinn, Zack Mitchell and Scott Kosmachuk all had at least two assists.

Now, the Storm can sit back and wait to see who they play in the championship game.

Edmonton Oil Kings 5, London Knights 2

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Fans of the hosting Knights have to be anxious following Sunday's shellacking at the hands of Edmonton by a score of 5-2. Each of these clubs had lost their opening games, but since the Oil Kings bounced back so strong, they have pushed London to within one loss away from being eliminated.

Kulda definitely seems to have a bright NHL future, and his club's defense managed to hold strong amid a fast-paced flurry on both ends. London snapped off 40 shots, while the Oil Kings managed 43 of their own.

Tristan Jarry, a Pittsburgh Penguins prospect (h/t NHL.com's Adam Kimelman), was between the pipes for Edmonton and made 38 saves in a winning effort. A power play goal inside the last two minutes gave Luke Bertolucci two goals for the game to match Kulda's total, driving the high-powered Oil Kings' offense.

After getting blown out in their first game, it had to feel good for Edmonton to get back on track, especially by the same score and playing against the hosts. The Oil Kings will try to keep their momentum going on Tuesday against the Val-d'Or Foreurs.

It will take a lot for the Knights to bounce back from a disappointing effort after what should have been a win in the first game over Val-d'Or. London will try to stay alive in the Memorial Cup in its impending Wednesday clash with the Guelph Storm.

Guelph Storm 5, Edmonton Oil Kings 2

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The second game of the 2014 Memorial Cup was dominated by the Guelph Storm. Two Storm players in particular stole the show, as Kerby Rychel and Tyler Bertuzzi netted two goals apiece.

Rychel gave Guelph the lead on a power-play goal with five seconds remaining in the first period, but Edmonton answered two goals in 27 seconds early in the following period. Those goals were scored by Henrik Samuelsson and Ashton Sautner.

Now down 2-1, Rychel scored again for Guelph to tie the game at two.

Brock McGinn gave Guelph the lead with 14:52 remaining before Bertuzzi netted two goals of his own. The insurance he provided allowed Guelph to play even more aggressive on defense and take more chances.

Goaltender Justin Nichols was great in net for Guelph. He stopped 37 shots, while allowing just those two goals in the second period.

Edmonton took seven more shots than Guelph (39-32), but many of said shots were ineffective. Nichols was obviously fantastic in net, but Edmonton didn't exactly present him with many difficult opportunities.

Guelph will next play Val-d'Or. Edmonton will play London.

Val-d'Or Foreurs 1, London Knights 0

Leaf prospect Antoine Bibeau with a dazzling 51-save shutout as Val-d'Or draws first blood at the 2014 Memorial Cup, 1-0 over host London.

The London Knights came out inspired by their home crowd and dominated much of the opening game of the 2014 Memorial Cup, but it wasn't enough to get past the QMJHL champions. Val-d'Or hung on for a tight, 1-0 shutout in Friday night's opener.

The opening 20 minutes were pretty much all London. The Knights were flying toward the net, putting chances on at will and ended up leading the opening period in shots, 20-9.

But it was the Foreurs who took advantage of their chances early on, as Anthony Mantha—game-winning goal scorer in Val-d'Or's QMJHL championship game—battled to the net and got the puck past London goalie Anthony Stolarz to open up the game's scoring in the first period.

Shots were more of the same in periods two and three, as London led 33-14 after 40 minutes. But Foreurs goaltender and Toronto Maple Leafs draftee Antoine Bibeau was simply too unstoppable.

Toronto Star's Damien Cox summed up the game best:

With a whopping 51 shots on goal compared to 28 from Val-d'Or, London certainly figured at least one or two would slip past Bibeau, even if he continued his top form from his postseason MVP performance in the QMJHL playoffs. That wasn't the case, as the future Leafs standout was impenetrable Friday night.

London moves on to play Edmonton next, while the Foreurs will face the Guelph Storm in their second game. Both teams still have two games left in the round-robin portion of the tournament, but Val-d'Or made a big early statement with its shutout victory over the hosts.